London "Mound" 1

[1503-44]

Basically I just needed some relief from the endless dog chasing tail syndrome of Miami threads.

Can we get a skate board ramp installed?

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/london-mound-marble-arch/index.html

 

[ACtrafficengr]

The rudest and most impolite tree I ever met was a son of a birch!

My glass has a v/c ratio of 0.5

Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. -

http://xkcd.com/319/

 

[RedSnake]

It is funny you might not know how right you are. ;-)

In Sweden a young birch is called sly and the word slyngel means a boy behaving badly.


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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[Red Corona]

Not sure this is so much an engineering failure as a marketing and design one, but yeah. Isn't it crap? Apparently it's 'art' as that spot is usually used for a sculpture of some kind.

 

[FacEngrPE]

Mount Trashmore Va Beach Va

https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/parks-trails/city-parks/Pages/mount-trashmore-park.aspx[/URL]]In the late 60's early 70's, the city converted a 640,000-ton pile of garbage into the nation's first landfill park. An environmental wonder, Mount Trashmore Park also features many other eco-friendly amenities.

The main mountain, ​Mount Trashmore, now 60 feet in height and 800 feet long, was created by compacting layers of solid waste and clean soil. Recognized for its environmental feat, this former landfill features a water-wise garden that boasts xeriscaping which requires minimal water.

Somday when erosion exposes the compacted solid waste, it is likely we will be wondering why we thought this was a good idea.

 

[1503-44]

Maybe we can drill a trash gas well on it?

 

[dik]

Funny... I was thinking ash...

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[dik]

birchbark canoes...

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/mi-km...e-traditional-birchbark-canoe-craft-1.5525718

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[AusG]

The original trash mountain was Montparnasse in Paris, or spoil mountain anyways, from the quarries that later became the catacombs plus other rubbish. That district had its share of disasters too:

image from wikipedia

 

[MacGyverS2000]

"Back it up! Back it up!"

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[Artisi]

It looks like a frigging eye-sore to me, a previous poster called it crap - - that's an understatement

It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)

 

[MintJulep]

And now it's closing.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/marble-arch-mound-closure-intl-scli-gbr/index.html

 

[dik]

It's a monument to government money, hard at work.

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[RedSnake]

Well we are trying to not overdo it.
Then it will hold on longer.

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.“
Albert Einstein

 

[zeusfaber]

I wonder if this might be the beginning of the end of Westminster Council's reputation as the poster child for not spending money on anything at all if they could possibly avoid it.

 

[spsalso]

Pathetic and whimsical at the same time. Not everyone could pull THAT off.

I think it would have been fun/informative to have kept it up at least for several decades. Perhaps "up" is over-optimistic--better: "in place".



spsalso

 

[Sparweb]

A heap of dirt that costs 3 million pounds?

How about a big blue steel ring that costs half a million bucks (Canadian bucks, too, so it's a real bargain):

Calgary, Canada:

Yes, Calgarians are nothing but frugal when they choose their ludicrous public art installations.
There are even two streetlights on it. It's practical now.

 

[dik]

Apparently there were lineups for closing day...

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[dik]

I think the clothespin is neat sculpture.

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

[spsalso]

I find it interesting that they covered the mound with FAKE Astroturf, instead of the real thing.

The fake stuff needs water, I think. Does it drip through and "rain" inside. THAT could have been pretty cool. You put in a giant tiki lounge, and get that neat rain effect that is so highly thought of.

spsalso

 

[Lou Scannon]

Good place to tell someone to take a flying leap...
Hard to miss, anyway
Any daredevils tried flying their light or ultralight aircraft through it yet?

"Schiefgehen wird, was schiefgehen kann" - das Murphygesetz